Because I love aged Atlantic whites, like albariño and muscadet, I figured if I could find some txacoli, I’d be crazy about them as well. Turns out I was right.... read more →
Schieferblume means “Flower of the Slate” and is a blend of riesling vines of 37–60 years from blue and grey slate soils, four different vineyards. How have these people been... read more →
I visited Sepp’s Southern Austrian vines five years back. They’re lush and vibrant. On that afternoon, I was a happy little girl in the mountains, instead of a morose one... read more →
Étienne Courtois shares the Quartz vineyard with his father Claude. Their vines are mostly older, own-rooted, protected from phyloxera by the area’s ultra-sandy soils. This is an exuberant, elegant drink.... read more →
My TFLWS is going to love me and hate me for this polarizing wine. First, a sauvignon blanc from the hot hills outside of Madrid? How non-traditional! Well, the vines... read more →
Only 500 bottles of this were made and none of it landed in the USA. So look out for it on your travels. From the hands of Sylvie Augereau, the... read more →
In 2012, Nacho Gonzalez, a biologist, started to reclaim vines in his area that had been overrun with chemical farming. He is doing gorgeous work and is committed to working... read more →
We arrived to see a weary Jean Louis Dutraive on the Sunday morning after battling a roof fire in his winery. It didn’t faze him. He took the appointment and... read more →
Julien lives right next to his Avenas winery and cellar, high above Morgon. He makes three cuvée: Régnie, Morgon and this Fleurie. All are handled the same way: semi-carbonic, whole... read more →
When I was falling for wine I was a sucker for old world grenache. In the past decade getting that flavor and spicy, bloody aromas were so very difficult, even... read more →